O'Brien v. McGeough

This is a bill in equity brought by a judgment debtor under R. L. c. 178, § 33, to redeem land from an execution sale. A final decree has been entered,* from which the plaintiff has appealed. He bases his appeal upon three grounds:

1. The defendant is allowed compensation for the care of the property and the collection of the rents. The sum allowed is found by the master to be a reasonable amount therefor, and the question is, Can any sum whatever be so allowed?

*304The statute (R. L. c. 178, § 33) provides in part that “the debtor may . . . redeem the same by paying or tendering to the creditor or…